Have you tried meditation?

[SRH]

Just wondered if any ABers had tried meditation and what you thought of which, which types you tried etc. Been thinking of finding my 'inner calm' ;) and have found here are literally thousands of types of meditation. All ideas and thoughts welcome (well, not all - only nice thoughts!)

[Scarlett]

I have a couple of meditation tapes that are really great. I put them on when in bed and sends me straight to sleep! But you do go all trancey first and I am certain that I sleep better and have no stress dreams.

[Huderon]

I found it relaxing when I tried it many, many years ago, just didn't have the patience to keep it up !

You can download a book called Mindfulness in Plain English which is a practical guide to meditation here

There was a programme on BBC earlier this week looking at meditation - have a look here to watch it on line.

[Goodsoulette]

Hello Srh, I have tried meditation and I am more of the school of Krishnamurti. However, I have found that I can meditate subconsciously, I zone out and people often ask what I am thinking about and it kind of wakes me up and I have to say nothing.

Fr finding your inner calm I could recomend anything more than a gong shower. I was walking through town one day and this guy was playing a gong and I instantly felt relaxed. So I went to talk to him and he invited me for a free gong shower. I have been many times since and it really , really makes me feel at ease.

[KatjaVo]

Hello,

I see you are interested in the topic of meditation. First of all I know every beginning is changeling, but I must say meditation really changed my life, so go for it. I started with some beginner techniques and I used certain web page to help me start. You know, provide me with all the little tips and inspiration. Here is the link, check it out and I hope it helps you too.
http://www.brainwavelove.com/meditation-techniques-for-beginners/